Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340753003140
Toll Gate Grammar School
275 SO MAIN STREET, PENNINGTON, NJ 08534 · (609) 737-4008 · Mercer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
14 students
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
77.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 77.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 69.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Toll Gate Grammar School
Toll Gate Grammar School's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toll Gate Grammar School this school | 299 | 4.7% | 71.0% |
| High Mountain Road School Franklin Lakes | 301 | 2.7% | 71.3% |
| Adlai E. Stevenson School FAIRFIELD | 312 | 4.5% | N/A |
| Harding Township School NEW VERNON | 291 | 2.7% | 73.3% |
| Jessie F. George Elementary TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON | 282 | 3.9% | 71.6% |
| Torey J. Sabatini School MADISON | 281 | 3.2% | 81.2% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Toll Gate Grammar School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #146 of 1,290 | #6 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #122 of 1,319 ▲ 97 | #5 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #346 of 1,319 ▼ 41 | #12 of 56 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #1,110 of 1,562 | #45 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.7:1 | #29 of 1,390 | #1 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #1,156 of 1,392 | #51 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.7% | #1,346 of 1,481 | #56 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.5% | #267 of 545 | #10 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
299
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 8.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 299 | 38.7 | 7.7:1 | 5% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 35.7 | 8.2:1 | 4% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 37.7 | 8.2:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 35 | 8.7:1 | 2% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 31.2 | 8.8:1 | 2% (5) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 32 | 8.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 1% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 22 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Toll Gate Grammar School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (273 to 299); teachers up 24% (31.2 to 38.7).
About Toll Gate Grammar School
Toll Gate Grammar School is a public elementary school in PENNINGTON, New Jersey. The school counted 299 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 26% below the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Hopewell Valley Regional School District is the district for Toll Gate Grammar School. It has 6 schools and 3,423 students.
The share of White students at Toll Gate Grammar School is 80%, a majority. After that, the student body is 10% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Mercer County is about 46% White. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Toll Gate Grammar School are from different groups.
Staffing at Toll Gate Grammar School comes to 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.7:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 11.4:1. On the income side, 5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Mercer County averages 48%, higher than here.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Toll Gate Grammar School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 63.6%.
The school's county is Mercer County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $100,645, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mercer County's 110 public schools enroll about 58,647 students and include Toll Gate Grammar School.
Hopewell Valley Central High School is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Toll Gate Grammar School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Toll Gate Grammar School ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Toll Gate Grammar School enrolled 306; in 2024-25, 299. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 7.7:1, from 8.7:1.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopewell Valley Regional School District
- Hopewell Valley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- Timberlane Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Bear Tavern Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Stony Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
Other schools in PENNINGTON
- Hopewell Valley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- Timberlane Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Stony Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Mercer County Technical School STEM AcademyHigh · 141 students
- Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts AcademyHigh · 111 students
- MCVS Arthur R. Sypek CenterHigh · 21 students
Nearby schools
- Hopewell Valley Central High School0.9 mi · 1,068
- Timberlane Middle School1.1 mi · 803
- Stony Brook Elementary School1.9 mi · 395
- Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy2.6 mi · 141
- Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy2.6 mi · 111
- MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center2.6 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About Toll Gate Grammar SchoolHow large is Toll Gate Grammar School?
Toll Gate Grammar School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Toll Gate Grammar School serve?
Toll Gate Grammar School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Toll Gate Grammar School?
Approximately 7.7:1 students per teacher at Toll Gate Grammar School.
How diverse is Toll Gate Grammar School?
Toll Gate Grammar School reports a student body of 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Toll Gate Grammar School?
Toll Gate Grammar School is overseen by Hopewell Valley Regional School District in Mercer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.